In the last three
decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once
numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. In an era that
treated the West as nothing more than a treasure chest of resources to
be dug up and shot down, the buffalo was a commodity, hounded by hide
hunters seeking to make their fortunes. Supporting them was the US Army,
which considered the eradication of the buffalo essential to victory in
its ongoing war on Native Americans.

Into this maelstrom rode
young George Bird Grinnell. A scientist and a journalist, a hunter and a
conservationist, Grinnell would lead the battle to save the buffalo and
preserve an American icon from extinction.

From the #1 international bestselling author of the REVENANT – the book
that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the fascinating story of
America’s first battle over the environment.

About the Author

Michael Punke serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the World
Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He has also served on the
White House National Security Council staff and on Capitol Hill. He was
formerly the history correspondent for Montana Quarterly and an adjunct
professor at the University of Montana. He is the author of the
international bestselling novel the Revenant and Fire and Brimstone: The
North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917. His family home is in Montana.